Because conservatives are, by definition, people who don’t deal well with change. I wouldn’t go that far, but I’ve heard it called a mental illness masquerading

Because conservatives are, by definition, people who don’t deal well with change. I wouldn’t go that far, but I’ve heard it called a mental illness masquerading as a political position (well, there may be something to that in some cases). They were mad that work was interrupted, and if they ever wore any masks at all, they weren’t high quality respirators that are actually awesome to wear in the winter or allergy/smoke season—they were either uncomfortable (humidity built up inside the mask, hard to get people to hear you clearly, fiddly rubber bands hurt your ears or mess up your hair) or ineffective (low filtration, worn without a good seal). So they want to argue that it was all unjustified and we should just ignore the next pandemic so we can stick to how it’s always been done, because that’s more comfortable.